EEE Cooks: Macaroni with Cheese (Recipe)

Macaroni with Cheese

Does anything say Halloween better than macaroni and cheese? Well, probably. Still, this meal got us good and ready for some trick or treating.

Servings and Times

Serves: 4

Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Tools and Appliances

Baking Dish

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Ingredients

1 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups 2% milk

1 cup shredded cheddar and american slices cheese

dash nutmeg

to taste salt & pepper

1 pound cooked ziti pasta

1 cup leftover from bread crumbs

paprika

We pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.

We had prepared the pasta on Monday. To prevent the pasta from becoming a big clump in the refrigerator, we mixed it with a little oil.

In a medium pot, we melt the butter over low heat. We add the flour and cook for three minutes, stirring often. This butter-flour mixture is known as a roux.

We heat the milk in the microwave on full power for a minute and a half. We whisk the heated milk into the butter-flour mixture and increase to medium heat, stirring often until it comes to a boil. We add salt and pepper and a dash of nutmeg. We then remove it from the heat and add all but 2 tablespoons of the shredded cheddar. The sauce is added to the pasta and put into an 8-inch square baking dish.

The bread crumb mixture, reserved cheddar and paprika are sprinkled on the pasta and the dish is baked uncovered for about a half hour. We want the macaroni and cheese to be bubbling and the topping browned.

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